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p. 47 · Read in the full issue
Mrs. Ella Savage, a well-known resident of Avarua, Rarotonga, has returned to primary school teach ing in Rarotonga after visiting Niue earlier this year. Mrs. Savage, who was born on Niue, left her home island many years ago, but her mother, Mrs. Minnie Head, who is over 80, still lives there.
Mrs. Savage also has an uncle on Niue, Mr. Allen Head, who is over 90, and many other relatives.
During her stay on Niue, Mrs.
Savage naturally took a keen in terest in the primary schools. But after 30 years in the Cook Islands, she found her knowledge of Niuean had become rather rusty, and it was about a fortnight be fore she stopped confusing it with Rarotongan.